Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-05-16
oRIees AND HIS GIRLS.
Trying TO Learn tie Secrets of His
Marriage.


Marriage.
Thomas c. Griggs, of the Fifteenth
ward, who was arrested on Saturday
night, was up before Judge Mckay this
morning on a charge OF unlawful cohab-
itation.
As he had already entered a plea OF
not guilty, the examination was begun.
Ann NJ. Griggs was called, and upon
showing that she was the legal wife, she
was excused.
Jane Spooner said: | am married
lady; my name is Mrs. Jane Spooner
my husbands name is George Spooner;
l live in Arizona; | am visiting at Mr..
Griggs' now; | expect to return soon; he
lives at $40 West, First South Street; he
keeps general merchandise store; this
is in. the same lot as his house there are
seven rooms in the house; four of them
are up stairs; there is one bedroom down
stairs and the children's up stairs; there
are two bedrooms up stairs; the other
two are store rooms; [ occupied an up
stairs room; | first went there about
three weeks ago; there are seven chill
dren in the family; the oldest is about Is /;
the youngest child is about three years
except Mr.. and Mrs. Griggs and the
children; | did not know them before |
went there; went there to work. .
Q.-What wages did you receive?
No answer.
Witness continued; / was neither 4
boarder or guest; l went there to stay
till 1 go home; the boys occupied the
other room up stairs; the girls occupied
one room down stairs and Mr.. and Mrs.
Griggs occupied the other. Excused.
George Price was called and said:
live in the Fifteenth Ward of this city;
have a daughter named Mary Ann; she
is not living at home; she is between
twenty-five and thirty years old don't
know whether she is married or not :;
she has one child about five wears old !;
she hasen't lived at home for over seven
years; she has lived all over the Terri
tory; she lived in a house of her own in
the Fifteenth Ward, but that was over
three years ago; l have known Mrs.
Griggs ever since she was babe; knew
Mr.. Griggs before he was married; my
daughter left my home to live in another
house OF mine; her first child was born
there; it died when it was u year
old; the child was born much less
than a year after she went there
several persons asked my permission to
marry her; among these Mr.. Griggs was
the one reputed in the family to be her
husband; during the last three years she
has been moving about from place to
place and has not kept house; while she
was at my house Mr.. Griggs visited her
several times; he always went away be-
IL IL
ago; the defendant spent two afternoons
there; the child is called George Griggs;
Mr.. Griggs was not present at the
death or at the funeral of the first child;
the marriage was nearly eight years ago;
Mr.. Griggs asked my consent and l
gave it; afterward took a note from
her to him containing refusal; Mr..
Griggs and my daughter never passed a
night in my house. Excused.
Nora Kenney was sworn and said:
live in the Fifteenth Ward; | live right
next door to Mr.. Grigg's store; we have
a confectionery adjoining his store;
have been living there about a month;
prior to that 1 lived on Main Street; |
know Mr.. Griggs by sight; l have seen
a young women clerking in the store
there; that was during the month l
lived there; l never heard her called
Griggs; never got acquainted with her
| suppose was in our store when the
officers tried to subpoena her; have not
seen her since. Excused.
Deputy Sprague said: l served the
papers in the Griggs case between 6 and
Z o'clock on Saturday evening; l went
into the house, and as passed the store
l saw a young lady there; when | came
out of the house saw Mrs. Griggs No. l
run in the back door of the store, and the
young lady ran out the front and went
around the corner.
At this point Mr.. Moyle made Il big
kick on the irre.evance of the questions
asked.
Mr.. Varian sat down upon him and ex-
cused the witness.
Moyle recalled Sprague and asked as
to the complexion Of the young lady in
the store. He thought she was a blonde.
MIR. Price was called by the defense,
and said: know the young lady at the
store; she is first cousin to Mr.. Griggs
my daughter is dark.
To Mr.. Varian: She is about the same
age as my daughter; she has worked at
the store for great many years; she is
not married. Excused.
Mr. Varian said he thought the de-
PENDANT ought to be held
The Judge decided to defer his decision
until this afternoon.